Trainee mechanic Andrew Mackay, of Dyce in Aberdeen, died after the one-car accident on Monday afternoon.

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In 1999 a family in a one-car crash sued Ford Motor Credit over the accident that they caused.

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Neilia was killed in a car accident in 1972 along with their one-year-old daughter, Naomi while the family was Christmas shopping.

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The shoot was a dramatic one for the make-up artist, who almost perished in a car accident that claimed the lives of his fellow passengers.

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By contrast, almost no one could afford outright the medical bills of a serious hit-and-run car accident, or a long-term illness brought about through no fault of your own.

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But as a 24-year-old doctoral student, he was in a car accident and eventually had one leg amputated.

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Danny, who lost his right arm in a car accident, is one of the increasing number of Paralympians competing in able-bodied athletics.

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